The Anglican Parish of All Souls St. Peters http://allsoulsstpeters.org.au; P.O. Box 331, Stepney 5069 Parish News 18 October 2020 20th Sunday after Pentecost

“Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s” – Matthew 22: 21

Services Sunday 8.00am and 9.30am Wednesday 10.00am

Guest Preacher We welcome the Rev’d Martin Bleby to preach about stewardship. Martin served 27 years in rural, outback and suburban churches and worked in the New Creation Teaching Ministry for 15 years.

Please remember to bring your sanitised books with you

We remember in our prayers Jill Donisthorpe, Richard Begg, Anne Marie Begg, Nish De Mel, Michele Hill, David McCall, Caroline Brown, Maurine Rains, and Harriet

Parish Remembrances David Cameron 1982, Joseph Mussared 1973, Thelma Hunt 1984, Lorna Tippet 1987, Mary Henderson 1958, William Walsh 1953, Ann Cragg 2014, Vera Connell 1985, Grace Champion 1987, Mac Halford, John Brooker 1985

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge that the land we meet on is the traditional land of Kaurna people; we respect their spiritual relationship 1

with their Country, and we pay respect to elders past, present and future. – nunku.org.au Page

Readings for Sunday 25/10/20 Pentecost 21 Old Testament Psalm New Testament Gospel Deut 34 1-12 90 1-6, 13-17 1 Thess 2 1-13 Matt: 22 34-46

Roster for Sunday 25/10/20 Lay Assistant Server Reader Sidespersons 8.00am C McLeay C McLeay A Peisley R Begg D McLaurin 9.30am M De Mel N De Mel F Hemstock D Robinson F Hemstock

PATRONAL FESTIVAL OF ALL SOULS 1st NOVEMBER Please invite family, friends and former members to join us at the Patronal Festival service and tea when we welcome the Rev’d Canon Jenny Wilson from St Peter’s Cathedral to preach and preside. Jenny served as a curate at All Souls. One combined service at 9.30am

Social distancing To encourage distancing, especially at the 9.30am service where we may now sing, pews are identified with signs to guide safe seating. Please comply with these and remember to sign in, sanitise your hands and heed instructions from Covid Marshalls.

Domestic violence research From the Family Violence Working Group of the Anglican Church of : Help us build a safer and more supportive Church for people who have experienced domestic violence (DV). Join a research project to help improve church practices. If you have experience of DV and a current or previous link to the Anglican Church, please do the anonymous survey at: surveys.ncls.org.au/NAFVP/experience. Please encourage participation by people you know affected by DV.

DIARY DATES Saturday 24 October: Set up for Midday Market from 1pm Sunday 25 October: Midday Market 12-4pm Sunday 1 November: Patronal Festival 9.30am: Rev’d Canon Jenny Wilson to preach and preside

Saturday 7 November: SWOT follow-up and MAP (mission action 2

planning) with Rev’d Dr Don Owers, Coles Hall Page

News from Parish Council (PC) 13/10/20  The National Trust account balance at end August: $32 185,32  Safer Ministry requirements are now all on-line to streamline the process; in parishes with no significant children’s ministry, only the parish is now required to have WWCC (working with children clearance), no longer all members active in ministry  The parish bank balance is currently very healthy: Over $50 000  In the NCLSurvey members identified spiritual growth as a desired focus: How should we foster this in 2021?  Quotation to replace the roof: $320 000 – make this our next fundraising priority Note: Do you know that Minutes of PC meetings and a record of monthly payments are available in a folder at the back of the church? Check it out!

Sunday Midday Market ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY Things are moving fast and furiously so we need more people to sign up:  at 1PM ON SATURDAY to tidy the Hall grounds and set up stalls  at 9AM ON SUNDAY to finalise setting out goods  on SUNDAY AFTERNOON to work on stalls, relieve the stall workers and help generally  on SUNDAY AFTERNOON to sit in the church so that people can enjoy its beauty Many thanks to Ann and Lionel for the enormous task of sorting and pricing items. - Sue

AnglicareSA Christmas Hampers If you would like to participate in this annual appeal by preparing a hamper or combining to prepare a hamper, please put your name on the list at the back of the church where there is also information. The aim is to give 1 500 hampers to low-income families who will otherwise face a bleak Christmas. It is simpler this year with just two hampers: General and Christmas Fare.

Deadline to sign up: 28 October. For more information speak to Julia. 3 Page